Accessing to medical records is limited by the cost, time, and the difficulty of copying and carrying bulky paper-based records. The patients are often hesitant to ask for their access to their paper records while they are hospitalized. The patients’ motives may be misunderstood by caregivers. Electronic health records were created to address these limitations. Personal health records are designed in a way for the patients to access, and handle their own medical information. Unfortunately, the complexity to import multimedia hospital data while configuring and maintaining the record system is important. There are barriers to adopt, which is why the complexity of electronic health records are significant. An electronic health record that is based on the web while patient accessible may be designed by a medical team and clinical electronic health record would be a subsection. The program would be open for the patients, and the patients are instructed to use the web-based record while they are hospitalized. The system also is designed to automatically record each log in by each patient or family. It records the date, time, and determined the number of views for every page. As a result, the patients obtained the system at each hour throughout the day and there was more access to their records while they were in …show more content…
Also, the experiences have been shown to affect the quality of healthcare by influencing patient satisfaction. It helps the business’s improvement and it creates better positive outcomes. After implementing electronic health records, the 70% of the patients expressed that they wanted to have e-mail communication with their doctors’ office, and they were satisfied with their experience utilizing electronic health records. The patients were more likely to recognize the benefits of electronic health records. The patients with internet access were concerned about privacy. However with older patients and patients with noticeable low levels of education or have chronic diseases were notably less probable to use the internet. This also creates an inconsistency. Practices should consistently document patient communication selections to accommodate communications and to refine patient experiences. Patients without internet access typically were less satisfied with their experiences. They expressed that they had longer wait times for appointments, and communication with their doctor’s office in a less timely fashion. The adoption of electronic health records will effectively increase the healthcare system through decreased unnecessary utilization of healthcare services (De Leon,